Facebook has unveiled more partnerships with major media companies in what looks like a bid to transform the world’s biggest social network into a key entertainment hub. As reported here on Tuesday, Facebook will launch a real-time stream of what its users are watching and listening to online. The social network will introduce the […]
Hulu now has more than one million paying subscribers, Chief Executive Jason Kilar has told a Goldman Sachs conference. He confirmed that it reached that milestone at the end of the summer and the site is now on its way to easily exceed that number by year’s end. Hulu launched a subscription tier last November […]
YouView TV, the joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk, Arqiva and Channel 5 announced the appointment of Chris Bramley as Chief Technology Officer. As CTO, Bramley will take immediate responsibility for YouView’s technical team and delivering the venture’s overall technology strategy. Bramley was responsible for designing and delivering the first OTT […]
Polish pay TV operator Cyfra Plus has confirmed plans to enhance its service later with the launch of a 3D channel, expanded HD line-up and a free web TV service. The operator has already aired some 3D content but is planning on increasing its output, including additional sports events and at least two movies in […]
Netflix and Discovery Communications have made an agreement to bring episodes of shows including “Man vs. Wild” and “River Monsters” to the streaming service. The deal is the first major move by Discovery to make full episodes of its TV shows available for instant streaming, expanding well beyond the short clips that are now available […]
The BBC has launched a new version of its homepage in beta. The emphasis is shifted from news, sport and weather to the iPlayer, which was still in its infancy when the current homepage was launched in 2008. The new site is clearly built for the tablet age. The entire homepage fits inside the screen […]
US telco SureWest Communications has upgraded its VoD service, enabling it to launch an on-screen commerce application branded ‘Watch & Buy’ that enables subscribers to purchase DVDs and Blu-ray discs for home delivery. The telco has upgraded its VoD platform to the latest generation of SeaChange International’s VoD software applications platform, VoDlink 5.0. SureWest will […]
DVD rental and streaming business Netflix is rebranding its DVD by mail service and adding the option of game rentals to its existing services. Netflix Co-Founder and CEO Reed Hastings announced the changes in a blog post which aimed to appease customers who had been left with a bitter taste in their mouth after the […]
Alongside the announcement of the renaming of the DVD rental service, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings posted a long ‘mea culpa’ blog. Here it is full: I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation. It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the […]
Microsoft is still hopeful of releasing Xbox Live TV before the year is through, Steve Ballmer, the company’s CEO has said. Balmer told a developer’s conference that, although the service continues to be in the planning stages, hopes are still high for a 2011 launch. He said: “Having all of that content is right on, […]